In message <3.0.5.16.19980817093348.37af692e@jak10.med.navy.mil>you write:
>OK your cruising right along at say about 45mph then you look down and it
>says your doing )mph!!! Well with a brand new cable (3 months old) you
>know thats not the problem, right? WRONG! I went last night to find out
>my new cable sheared right in half about halfway up. (this is the cable
>for the O/D that goes all the way to the back of the speedo ((not some sort
>of revealing swimwear)). My question is WHY! What could be a cause of
>this. Is this a fluke or am I missing something. Do you need to lubricate
Do you have an angle drive on the gear for the speedo cable? Without
an angle drive, the speedo cable will have to bend too much causing
premature failure.
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